Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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verb
To apply a bail to (a cow); to trap or corner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, transitive
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verb
To stop (someone) to talk to them; to buttonhole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, transitive
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verb
For rocks, clay, etc. to build up around a drill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To rob (someone).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, transitive
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verb
To corner (someone); to hold (someone) under threat of violence; for dogs to hold people or animals at bay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, transitive
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verb
Misspelling of bale up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, misspelling
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History
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